Asian Diver and Scuba Diver Issue 03-2019 (116) | Page 10

FROM THE EDITOR
It goes without saying that gear is essential to a safe scuba experience,
but there’s more to it than that. Remember that feeling when you
were a kid and you finally received that toy you’d been dreaming of for
months, perhaps on a birthday or Christmas morning? At first, you were
overcome with joy, and you paused to admire its shiny luster for just
a moment, before playing with it till your heart’s content. Now, you’re
all grown up, and guess what? You can spoil yourself with a shiny new
toy, whenever your paycheque allows!
These pages are dedicated to our obsession with scuba gear.
An addiction to equipment that can make us safer, like a new dive
computer, to one that feeds our creativity, like a new camera.
Check out the latest releases from the big brands, to the niche gear
that feeds your fixation. Go ahead, upgrade your kit, make it safer
or simply spoil yourself. Just be sure to take a moment to appreciate
your new toy before plunging it under the sea for the very first time.
On the cover
Illustration © Stan Gonia
Diego A. Garcia
Senior Editor
CONTENTS
N O .1 1 6 I S S U E 3 / 20 1 9
38 Y E A R S A S A U S T R A L A S I A’ S L E A D I N G D I V E M A G A Z I N E
104
110
16 PHIDEX 2019
20 Sea Bites
(Dive Philippines)
28 Save The Beyond (Citizen Watch)
126 Dive Trip
(Incredible India Diving Spots)
22
CONSERVATION
MANTA SOCIAL NETWORK
Text by
Marine Megafauna Foundation / UW360
104
HIGHLIGHTS
SNAPPING UP THRILLS
By Tobias Friedrich
110
CONSERVATION
OCEAN LOVER’S DREAM:
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Text by Grant Thomas
114
8 | SDAA
RESEARCH, EDUCATION
& MEDICINE
ALERT DIVER
By DAN World